Sunday update: Syrian forces kill 8 during attacks on towns
Middle East • May 2011 • Views: 672
Syrian forces attacked several towns Sunday, killing at least eight people as protests continued against the embattled regime of President Bashar Assad, activists said.
Syrian troops and security forces stormed the central town of Rastan, using tanks and armored vehicles and shooting randomly, the activists said. At least four people were killed in the town of 80,000 and several injured, some critically, according to Wissam Tarif, executive director of the Beirut-based human rights group Insan.